Ultralight plane crash kills 1 in Rowan County

One person has died after an ultralight airplane crashed in Rowan County.

The plane came down shortly before 6 p.m. Sunday near Granite Quarry.

Authorities say 49-year-old Cecil Brown of Faith was the pilot and the only person on the plane.

Some neighbors said they saw the plane go down into a field after it appeared to have engine problems.

County emergency services chief Frank Thomason said the plane had departed from Rowan County Airport shortly before the crash. He says the pilot is thought to have been going to a location near High Rock Lake.

The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating.

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